Corker: Iran sees a weak White House

11/24/13 10:52 AM EST

"I think, from their perspective, they do view this administration as weak," the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on "Fox News Sunday." "I think, from their standpoint, they see this as their window of opportunity to negotiate with an administration that has shown that it really doesn’t have a lot of the intestinal fortitude that other administrations have had."

Specifically, Corker cited Syria as a "learning experience" for Iran and said they are "spiking the football" over this weekend's nuclear agreement.

"If you see the reaction in Iran right now, they’re spiking the football in the end zone saying, 'Look, we’ve consolidated our gains, we’ve relieved sanctions, we’re going to have the right to enrich,'" Corker said.